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Which statement is best supported by the information in this chart?

a) There was steady growth of both European and Native American populations.

b) Native Americans aided Europeans for almost 90 years.

c) European colonization had devastating effects on Native Americans.

d) The French and Indian War impacted both Europeans and Native Americans.

What was a main cause of the population trend shown in this chart?

a) the use of indentured servants in the early British colonies

b) disputes between the British and the French over land

c) the growing numbers of enslaved Africans brought to the American colonies

d) the diseases and technology brought by Europeans to the Americas

Notices such as this, published in the Virginia Gazette in 1775, demonstrate that

a) a skilled labor force was emigrating to British North America

b) impoverished Europeans were being denied entry to America

c) an extreme shortage of plantation workers existed in the south

d) northern economies were growing at a faster rate than those in the south

Based on this notice, what was the main reason immigrants were willing to enter into years of indentured servitude in British North America?

a) They faced harsh punishments for petty criminal acts.

b) They believed they could eventually prosper in the colonies.

c) They could immediately pay off the debt they owed to colonial sponsors.

d) They were facing severe hardship as a result of the Great Famine.

The June 1774 meeting of Philadelphia freemen was called as a direct result of

a) Great Britain’s punishment of Boston for the destruction of British tea

b) establishing a committee to elect representatives to speak to the British king

c) pressure from loyalists to resolve tensions between Pennsylvania and Great Britain

d) the creation of an armed colonial militia in New England

How did the Pennsylvania Resolutions move the colonies toward independence?

a) They closed the harbor to international trade.

b) They censured Boston for destroying valuable British property.

c) They ordered that citizens of Pennsylvania contribute to relief for fellow colonists.

d) They aided the process of unifying the colonists in defense of traditional rights.

Based on this passage, why did Antifederalists oppose ratification of the Constitution?

a) The legislative branch had too much power.

b) A judicial branch did not exist.

c) The executive branch had no limits on its authority.

d) The president was elected by popular vote.

Which action was taken to deal with the criticism expressed in this passage?

a) assigning the power of judicial review to the Supreme Court

b) giving states the ability to check the powers of Congress

c) amending the Constitution to eliminate the elastic clause

d) adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution

In this excerpt from Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice Marshall established the precedent that the Supreme Court

a) can overturn laws that violate the Constitution

b) may disregard the Constitution in their decision-making

c) has an obligation to base decisions on the popular beliefs of the electorate

d) may have their decisions overruled by the executive branch of government

What is one important consequence of the Supreme Court’s decision in Marbury v. Madison?

a) The Supreme Court’s decisions may be reversed by a lower court.

b) Amending the Constitution became the sole responsibility of the judicial branch.

c) The power of the judicial branch was expanded.

d) Nominations of Supreme Court Justices had to be approved by a majority vote of Congress.

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